The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1887-10-08
SATURDAY, OCTOBER 8, 1887.
LOCAL AFFAIRS
LOCAL BREv1TIEs.


press.
Prohibition convention will be held at
the Court House ut 10 o clock this morning,
to nominate county ticket.
About $3.50 a. m. on Monday beautiful
rain bow spanned the horizon from northeast
60 northwest 1t lasted for about twenty
minutes.
Cards are ont for the marriage of Miss Cora
Anders and Mr.. Harry Holtz, at the NJ. Z.
Church, Union Bridge, Tuesday afternoon,
October IL.
According to the annual report of the Com
missioner of Pensions, ISL persons in Carroll
draw pensions from the government. and their
annual pay amounts to 50, 1870
The candidates of the Democratic party and
the members of the County Democratic Cen
trail Committee, will meet in this city, at the
Court House, next Thursday morning.
William H. Stone, who was arrested on
suspicion of having taken $40 from Josephus
Sheeler, had hearing before Justice G. w.
Crapster on Monday and was acquitted.
Mr.. W. L. W. Seabrook, former editor
and publisher of the Sentinel in this city, will
establish another paper here next week.
Westminster will then have four weekly
papers.
Sunday was reopeniug day at Centenary
Methodist Episcopal Church. A collection
of $3.50 was raised at the morning service to
defray the expenses incurred in putting the
church in good order.
The president and directors of the West
minister Savings Institution on Saturday last
declared u dividend of FIVE per cent. on week
" and monthly deposits and eight per cent.
on capital stock, free of all taxes.
Messrs. Fowler & Himler, tobacconists and
H. .i,o-a tInr foil
st ore of Frank Grumbine, and took posses
sion on Thursday. They have moved from
the Marsh building to their new place.
Harry C. Stocksdale, of Woolery's district,
and who graduated ut Western Maryland
College last June, was on Wednesday appoint
ed clerk in the mailing division of the Balti-
more postoifice by Postmaster Brown.
Loula B. Butler. second daughter of Mr..
Eli Butler, living on Madison street, while
playing at see. saw at Central Hall school on
Tuesday afternoon, fell off the board and
broke her right arm just above the wrist.
Don't miss the concert at Odd Fellows
Hall on Monday evening, by the Alpine Choir
and Tyrolese Company. Every person who
attends, will be highly pleased with the con-
cert and will also be aiding the Fire Depart
ment.
Mr.. Thomas Williams sent to the ADVOCATE
once lew udyS dt5O odiipic vi oOluO toit
foxtail grass he found growing on the farm OF
his son, Mr.. John +. Williams, on the Wash
ington road. The stalks were six feet two
inches long.
A change in star service was made on Tues
day in Maryland on route 1921, Pleasant
Valley to Beggs: From October 8, 1887,
change service so as to embrace and end at
Frizeburg, emitting Beggs, increasing dis.
lance ne-quarter OF mile.
By an apportionment of the public school
fund, made on Monday last, Carroll will re-
ceive S3,37S. So for white schools and S29l.SS
for colored; Frederick, S5,51s.35 for white
and SS72.O7 for colored; Howard, 81, S4713
for white and S564.07 for colored.
Owing to the absence of the pastor, Rev.
81. w. Kuhns, d. D., who is attending the
sessions of the Maryland Synod, at Williams
port, Nd, there will be no services at Grace
Lutheran Church to morrow. There will be
Sunday school at the usual hour in the morn
ing.
During the quarter ended September S0th,
there were sold at the postoffice in this city,
$3.50 one cent stamps, 80, 504 two cent stamps,
il2l fonr cent stamps, 241 five cent stamps,
203 ten cent stamps, 63 special delivery
stamps and 1900 postal cards. This was
very good showing.
John S. Schweigart and Alfred Stevenson,
heirs. at law, sold on Tuesday last the Jesse
Schweigart farm, containing l59 acres, on the
Uniontown pike, two miles from Westminster,
to John S. Schweigart, at $57 per acre; also
wood lot, containing acres, near by, to
Uriah Bixler at S44.50 per acre.
The Board of County Commissioners were
in session this week, engaged in general
and usual business. Special pensions OF $40
each we're granted to Mary E. Stuller and
Gaahan apH S2n0 voted To
the Mayor and Common Council to be
used on the streets and roads leading out of
Westminster
Mrs. Philip j. Babylon, residing near I'm
iontown, met with an accident while driving
through Westminster on Monday morning.
She was alone, and when opposite b. q.
Blanchard's store her buggy was run into by
another buggy driven by a colored boy.
Mrs. Babylon was thrown out on a pile OF
stones and considerably bruised. No bones
were broken.
At an election for directors of the Westmin-
ster Savings Institution, held last Saturday,
E. j. Lawyer, Charles I. Reifsnider, DR..
Charles Billingslea, David A. Snider, John
Wesley Myers and VIM. H. Starr. Suisse
quently E. o. Grimes was chosen president,
W. II. Starr treasurer, and DR.. Charles Bill
hngslea secretary.
The new organ at Ascension Church was
used last Sunday for the first time at divine
service, under the skillful management of
Prof T. F. Rinehart, of Western Maryland
College, who showed its excellence to great
advantage. The choir was strengthened for
the occasion, and rendered some fine music.
The congregations were large at both the
morning and evening services.
Prof G. Fl. Walter left this week with his
swimming apparatus for Washington, where
he will take it to the Patent Office. He was
armed with letters to the Government Life
Saving Service, and will go from Washington
10 Norfolk, Va, where he will test the use
fulness of his invention for wrecking purposes.
He will thence go along the Southern Coast,
visiting the various Life Saving stations.
Mr.. Peter Smith, of Taneytown district,
brought to this Office on Tuesday last half
dozen ears of white corn, the seed for which
he obtained from the Agricultural Depart
ment, Washington, through Congressman
Shaw. The ears were of the average size,
but the grains unusually large and smooth.
The soil where the seed was planted was not
in very good condition, Mr.. Smith says, 9th
erwise the ears would have been larger.
At the PresLytery of Baltimore, on We'd
uesday, in session at diminishing, the follow
ing named young men were received as can
didates for the Gospel ministry: Mr. Thomas
Doran and Mr.. Joseph Speers, of the Church
of New Windsor, and Mr.. James B. Simmons
of the First Church of Baltimore. These
young men gave satisfactory evidence OF their
Christian experience and of their call to the
work of the Gospel ministry. They were re-
commended for aid by the board of education.
Dr. Reuben Sidwell, of townsville. Freder-
lex county, and father of Mrs. John W. Myers,
near New Windsor, died suddenly about noon
on Friday of last week at the residence OF his
brother, over in Pennsylvania, near the Mary
land line, from an attack of cramps, to which
he was suhjecr. The deceased was about &c
years of age, ind leaves a wife and two chill
dren besides Mrs Myers, the other two being
DR.. Frank Sidwell. of townsville, and Prof.
Thomas Sidwell. Of Washington, d. c. His
remains were inferred at townsville last Sun
day, services being conducted by Rev. d. L.
Ferguson, assisted by Rev. j. K. Nichols.
A social reunion of Carroll Division s. of
I. and members of PARIS Ridge and New
l.ll L.